The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 4,200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% on it. If his profit is 14%, then the cost price of the fan is: 

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  1. Rs. 3,200
  2. Rs. 3,800
  3. Rs. 3,000
  4. Rs. 3,500

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Option 4 : Rs. 3,500
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Given:

The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 4,200 

The shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% on it.

His profit is 14%

Concept used:

Discount percentage = (Discount/market price) × 100

Selling price = market price - discount

Calculation:

He got the discount of ,

⇒ 4200 × 5 / 100 = Rs 210

The selling price is 4200 - 210= Rs 3990

So the cost price will be,

⇒ (100/114) × 3990 = Rs 3500

The cost price will be Rs 3500

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